Mekayla Bali's mother hangs posters in Vancouver after tip missing Sask. teen may be there
CBC News | Posted: October 10, 2016 5:39 PM | Last Updated: October 10, 2016
Paula Bali followed tip that daughter Mekayla might be in B.C.
The mother of Mekayla Bali is back in Saskatchewan after going to Vancouver to set up a poster campaign to find the Yorkton teen.
Paula Bali's 17-year-old daughter was last seen six months ago.
Police say she was last seen at a Yorkton bus depot where she ate lunch but did not board a bus.
Her mother headed to Vancouver for five days after RCMP received tips that Mekayla was there.
Bali said she believes her daughter is alive.
"As a mom I feel like ... I don't feel like she's gone," she said.
"I feel that she might not be safe and whatever's happened to her is not a good situation, but I haven't given up hope that she's alive."
Bali said her daughter's disappearance is baffling. She was a homebody who didn't have any substance abuse issues or mental illness, she said.
The family is offering a $25,000 reward for information that could help police locate Mekayla. That is in addition to a $2,000 reward being offered by Crimestoppers.